Statements
Senate Republicans last night unveiled their spending bill for the Department of Homeland Security which includes more than $70 billion for the lawless Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and $1 billion for Trump’s ballroom. House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement:
Late Monday, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair, filed an amicus brief in support of ongoing litigation before the D.C. Circuit Court over the Trump administration’s illegal attempts to take down a statutorily-required spending transparency website that makes public the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) apportionments.
Today, after shutting down the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for 76 days and refusing to fund any agency under DHS without additional funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol, House Republican leadership finally abandoned their senseless opposition to this common-sense solution and allowed a vote in the House on the unanimous Senate-passed bill, which closely mirrors legislation Ranking Member DeLauro introduced in February. The bill passed overwhelmingly.
Today, House Appropriations Committee Republicans advanced their 2027 Legislative Branch funding bill out of subcommittee. The legislation weakens government oversight and aids and abets President Trump in continuing to steal money promised to the middle class, working class, and vulnerable Americans.
Republicans today advanced the fiscal year 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies funding bill out of subcommittee. The bill hurts the economy as Americans struggle to keep up with high prices, makes families and children less safe, and continues Republicans’ attacks on America’s competitiveness.